Wednesday, December 23, 2015

Merry Christmas!

My goal this week was to finish piecing thisFair Isle Quiltwhich is a pattern by Freshly Pieced. I fell in love with this patterns Scandinavian theme when I first saw it. I did change the pattern a bit and turned the top row of red poinsettias into blue snowflakes. I'm happy I added the blue. I also pieced the reindeer differently than in the pattern. They are suppose to be made with all 1 inch squares but I changed that and used longer strips where I could to save some piecing time.

I'm hoping to quilt this one soon, just need to find a backing. Think a simple swirly panto will be the way to quilt it as it will be for on our couch in the winter.

I would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas from my family to yours! I took family pictures like these a few years ago and am very happy I got the opportunity to do it again this year when the sun was shining and everyone was home! I'm now officially the shortest one in the house.

Beautiful quilt, and this one for you, the best gift of all.Family pics, and the heights, I am probably the shortest in all our family, apart from my Mum, who was a little shorter than me. Greetings to you all, may you have lots of happiness and some sunshine, and I see the snow has arrived in time for Santa's sleigh to land safely.

I will be ordering that pattern...most definitely. I love the addition/change to the blue in that first line of piecing! The 3rd photo really allows that top to "shine"with the contrast to the wintry landscape. Christmas blessings to you and your lovely family!!!!!!

I have purchased this pattern and it is very poorly designed and written. It appears that the author used a scandinavian knitting pattern graph as her inspiration - so by all means go ahead, but be prepared to change things up as you go along like this one. It is so beautiful done up with some extra colour init. Cheers - have a happy holiday!

What a great Christmas quilt! I really like the Scandinavian feel and you've done a beautiful job of putting it together. And, you have snow! I'm jealous. It's a green Christmas here this year. Merry Christmas to you and yours.

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I have been quilting for over 25 years and have turned my passion for quilting into a home business. Tamarack Shack Longarm Quilting opened it's doors January 2009 on the shores of Schist Lake in Northern Manitoba. I have recently moved to Emo, ON and looking forward to discovering all the beauty of the area and meeting new quilters.
This blog is where I share photos of my quilts as well as my clients quilts. I design quilting patterns with my friend Lori Suss and we call our pattern company Highway 10 Designs. I also enjoy nature photography and try to combine my two passions of quilting and photography in my blog posts.
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